Change of shade in 1934

In 1934, according to Vexillotheca
[vxt], the dark shade of red was
changed (de facto?) to a lighter shade. In 1939, the national
flag was shown in Flaggenbuch
[neu92]
in light red. The drawings in this page agree with those shown by K.
H. Hesmer [hes92].

Jaume Ollé, 15 July 1996

Civil flag

by Jaume
Ollé

War flag and ensign, royal standard

by Jaume Ollé

Civil ensign

by Jorge Candeias, after
Jaume Ollé's original

The merchant ensign, legally abolished in 1939, remained in
effective use until 1946.